Accelerating strategic initiatives and projects

When awarding funds, the ETH Zurich Foundation Board of Trustees focuses on key strategic subject areas set by ETH Zurich.

Within the context of these key areas, ETH Zurich has defined the following strategic initiatives which can be accelerated with contributions from private sources to the ETH Zurich Foundation:

Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme

A scholarship programme for exceptionally talented Master's students. More…

Pioneer Fellowhips

A support programme to help ETH graduates develop their invention to the point of market launch. More …

Medical Technology of the Future

6 new professorships, infrastructure and a project fund for the development of ETH Zurich into a leading platform for medical technology. More…

World Food System

2 new professorships, establishment of a competence centre and a project fund in order to intensify efforts in research and teaching activities concerning the world food system. More…

Electrical Energy Initiative

3 new professorships and a project fund for added innovation in the field of electrical energy. More…

Integrative Risk Management

3 new professorships and infrastructure for cross-disciplinary risk research. More…

Sustainable construction

3 new professorships, expansion of interdisciplinary research and teaching activities and a project fund for building in the future. More…

Quantum science / Information society
Additional resources for bundling research activities within ETH Zurich and in collaboration with partners. Mehr